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ZerotoStartup Teaches Teens Entrepreneurship Skills
Innovation has always appeared a young persons game, but never more so than in technology. ZerotoStartup is a program launching to help teens develop skills beyond technological know-how.
Continue ReadingByteLight Solves Indoor GPS Mapping Problem With LED Lighting
“We’ve taken something that’s been around since Edison and turned it into a way of transmitting information.” -Dan Ryan, CTO of ByteLight
Dan Ryan and Aaron Ganick, both Electrical Engineers, met at Boston University as undergrads. They became quick friends as they continued to bump into each other in class and around campus. Little did they know that a common childhood passion and a local science museum would play prominent roles in shaping their futures?
Continue ReadingA Start Up Trek – Learning How To Inspire Creativity
I am starting a new public-access prototyping lab in Huntsville, Alabama, called MindGear Labs, based on the fab lab model. I’ve dreamed of becoming an entrepreneur and have done a fair amount of research on the topic. But this is …
Continue ReadingA Start Up Trek – Turning Tables
Its only been today that I can laugh about this. (Both injuries are on the right so I tell folks that I hobble around in circles.) If you work at the same government agency I do you’ll probably hear about …
Continue ReadingA Start Up Trek – Global Scale
There is a lot more to research about the globe option. How many projectors will I need? If I only illuminate around the equator then then the top and bottom of the globe will see little light. How will I …
Continue ReadingA Start Up Trek – Rules of Thumb, the Revenge
I see all of these benchmarks as knobs to turn and adjust to maximize the effectiveness of MindGear. In reality though I don’t know ahead of time where these knobs should be set. The data I’ve collected gives me some …
Continue ReadingA Start Up Trek – Now Official Part 2
I’d like to finish the process of registering a new business. I started this discussion two weeks ago but only covered how I decided on which organizational format (Limited Liability Company or LLC) and IRS filing format (subchapter S). I …
Continue ReadingA Start Up Trek – Crossroads
So the slow progress may turn out to be a blessing in disguise. I’m getting a crash course in business, which has been much more fun than it would have if I wasn’t motivated by starting a business. I’m slowly …
Continue ReadingA Start Up Trek – Now Official
I’ve left off a lot of stuff off here, so maybe this needs to be a two – parter. Oh, and here is the bad news. It looks like the deal will fall through for the space I was going …
Continue ReadingA Start Up Trek – Creative Commons
So in summary creative time is good. Here I was able to work out the interactions of the different aspects of MindGear, and develop my drawing skills a little. I have to put off doing a better sketch because financial …
Continue ReadingA Start Up Trek – Resource Management
To recap, I have enough funding to start MindGear, but not quite enough to do the full lab pictured here. I’ll look at my financial options and at doing a crowdsourcing campaign soon. My attempt to economize by doing work …
Continue ReadingA Start Up Trek – Young Minds
That was this week’s theme as I rush around trying to start a business from scratch. And the marketers have told me to not forget the kids. Kids may not have most of the money in our economy, but pretty …
Continue ReadingA Start Up Trek – Strategery
A friend of mine introduced me to gantter.com for one of my day job projects. If you’re not familiar with Gantt charts or need a free way to build one I suggest you check them out. Briefly, a Gantt chart …
Continue ReadingA Start Up Trek – Turning Strangers Into Friends
I’m pretty comfortable talking in front of a group of engineers: I’ve done it hundreds of times in giving papers/presentations, speeches, and leading meetings. And yet walking into a room of businessmen and women who make a living from their …
Continue ReadingA Start Up Trek – Madison Avenue County
I am starting a new public accessible prototyping lab in Huntsville, Alabama, called MindGear Labs based on the fab lab model. I’ve dreamed of becoming an entrepreneur and have done a fair amount of research on the topic. But this …
Continue ReadingA Start Up Trek – the Financials Game
Creating a start up is a lot like a video game. Well not really, but strangely I found developing my financial projections pretty fun. I guess not many people have had that particular observation. Trying to figure out how to …
Continue ReadingA Start-Up Trek – Iterations
I am starting a new prototyping lab in Huntsville, Alabama, based on the fab lab model. I’ve dreamt of becoming an entrepreneur and have done a fair amount of research on the topic. But this is my first attempt at …
Continue ReadingA Start-Up Trek – Money Makes the World Go Around
I am starting a new prototyping lab in Huntsville, Alabama, based on the fab lab model. I’ve dreamt of becoming an entrepreneur and have done a fair amount of research on the topic. But this is my first attempt at …
Continue ReadingA Start Up Trek – Location, Location, Location
I am starting a new prototyping lab in Huntsville, AL based on the fab lab model. I’ve dreamt of becoming an entrepreneur and have done a fair amount of research on the topic. But this is my first attempt at …
Continue ReadingA Start-Up Trek – What’s in a Name?
I am starting a new prototyping lab in Huntsville, AL based on the fab lab model. While I’ve done a lot of reading over the years while dreaming of becoming an entrepreneur, this is my first endeavor. This weekly article …
Continue ReadingA Start-Up Trek – Introduction
I’m starting a business. That’s a difficult thing to say out loud, much less announce to the entire internet (or at least the intelligent, sophisticated and lemony fresh corner of it that reads GeekDad). For years I’ve contemplated this fateful …
Continue ReadingThe Maker Culture is Reinventing Detroit
To be sure, Detroit faces uphill challenges as it fights poverty, unemployment, and a shrinking population after the massive downsizing of the auto industry. In the media, we all see Detroit’s vast vacant factories, poor schools, and despondent people. Sadly, these stories become Detroit’s story. However, they are just some of Detroit’s stories. They do […]
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